Hello everyone! My name is Ida and I´m a 26-year-old track and field athlete from Jyväskylä, Finland. My main event is 100m hurdles in which I have several medals from…
Ida Aidanpää-ImmonenKey Account Manager, Firstbeat
It’s a sunny and springlike – but yeah, still chilly – Sunday afternoon here in the Nordic latitudes. Sundays are generally seen as days in which we athletes “take it easy”, but for…
My previous travel blog was from an overseas trip, sharing some data about jetlag and other typical travel stressors. More recently, I blogged about the ‘dangers’ of measuring too much and…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
What effect does heart rate variability (HRV) feedback have on athletes’ psychological preparedness and vice versa?
CrossFit as a sport has been developed to train all areas of physical condition: strength, speed, endurance and mobility, and it includes elements from for example gymnastics and Olympic weightlifting….
TV, newspapers, books and the internet are full of guidelines and research results about how we should live: how to manage stress, what to eat and drink, how to sleep…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Shift work, night shifts and irregular working hours can represent significant health risks for employees. Sleep deprivation and sleeping disorders are common risk factors in shift workers (Härmä & Sallinen…
Satu TuominenExercise Physiologist & Wellness Specialist, Firstbeat
I recently spent almost 2 weeks travelling in the US, meeting Firstbeat’s partners, providing Lifestyle Assessment feedback and attending a seminar. Here are a few notes from the road: 1)…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
A test or a measurement itself does not make you healthy. The measurement results are like a map that shows where you stand in terms of well-being. Lifestyle Assessment results…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Johanna Gustafsson had been dreaming about climbing Mount Everest since she was a child. Many people dream about this adventure but for Johanna, it ended up being more than a…
In autumn the new season has started or is about to start for many team sports. The tight game rhythm during the next 9 months sets huge challenges for teams…
After a hot summer and the summer holiday season, it is time to head back to work and face our everyday routines and schedules. Fall is the time of new…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat